Peanut-harvester.



s. H. BRUMMETT.

PEANUT HARVESTER- APPLICATION FILED MAY I2 1914- Patented May 25, 1915.

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PEANUT HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY12. 1914.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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SIJ TGLAIR E; BRUMEETT, OE SUB-ANTON, TEXAS..

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Be' it known that I, SINCLAIR H. Barnu- METT, citizen of the United States, residin' at Scranton, in thecountyof Eastland an State of Texas, and useful Improvements in' Peanut-Harvesters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to peanut harvesters which uproot the peanut vines and deliver them to a suitable receptable, and free them from all sand and dirt in their pas-v sage from the uprooting mechanism to the receptacle.

One object of'the invention is to provlde means'for positively feeding the vines from the uprooting mechanism to the con veyer in the accompanying and cleaning device, and a still further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the uprootingmechanism or'plow may be set to run at any desired depth of the soil. a

- The invention also seeks to improve generally the construction and arrangement of the several parts of a peanut harvestin machine to the end that the eificiency an durabilityof thesame may be increased.

The several objects of the invention are attained in suchfa machine as is illustrated drawings, and the invention consists in certain novel features which will be hereinafter first fully described and then more particularly pointed out in the claims following the description.

In the drawings, of a machine embodying my present 1mprovements; Fig. 2 is a side. elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof; Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig- 2. y In carrying out my invention I employ a main frame consisting of side bars 1, the

1 front ends vof which are connected by a platform 2 to which a suitable draft device may be connected inany convenient or preferred manner. An axle or driving shaft 3 is suitably journaled in the side bars, and traction wheels 4 are secured to the ends of said axle, as will be readily understood. Slidably mounted in the platform 2, at the sides of Application filed m 1:, 1914. Serial No. 838,127.

I oted-at their u have invented'certain new i crank arms 9 provided centrally upon rock- Figure 1 is a plan view to support the vines in Specification.of LetteraPatent.

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strong support for the said mechanism, and the'standards are supported at any desired height by means of links 8 which are pivper ends upon the cross bars or bolts 6' an at their lower ends to the shafts 10 which are the main frame.

suitably journaled upon Two'of the said rockshafts are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings arranged'respectively adjacent the front and rear of the frame provided b the said standards 5 and atone side, pre erably the. left hand side of the machine, these rock-shafts are equipped with crank arms 11 connected-by a link 12. The link 12 insures simultaneous movement of the rock-shafts in the same direction, and the rear crank arml-l isconnected through suitable links with a lever 13 fulcrumed upon the main frame and equipped with a latch device'l4 adapted to engage a segment 15 upon the main frame whereby the rockshafts may be held in any set position and the vertical adjustment of the standards 5 maintainedir In the present instance, the connection between the rear crank arm 11 and the lever 13 consists of links 16' and 17, the linkl6 being attached to the crank arm 11 and to an intermediate crank arm 18,

while the link 17" is connected to the said J end I secure a cross-bar 20 having a forwardly projecting central tongue 21 to which the plow or shovel 22 is secured. The I tongue 21 is inclined downwardly and forwardly so that the shovel or plow which is carried by the same will enter the ground at a proper inclination to uproot the vines and force them from the ground as the machine moves forward. 'From the rear side of the cross-bar 20 a series of rods or fingers 23 extend upwardly and rearwardly so as p their passage from the plow to the conveyer 24, the rear ends of the said rods or fingers extending over the forward ,extremity of the conveyer, as

clearly shown. These rods may be of any desired number and are spaced apart so that port the same.

vided with crank portions 28 which passthrough the said heads or barsso as to. sup- One of the .said shafts is equipped at its end with a sprocket wheel 29 around which is-trained a sprocket chain30 whereby motion. is imparted to the said sprocket wheel, and it .Will be readily understood that when the said shafts are roback and forth over the rods or fingers 23- tated the feeders will be caused to move so ,that the teeth 26 will takeinto the vines and force them upwardly along the said rods. The shafts rotate in-such direction that when the feeders are moved-rearwardly they will be close to the said rods or fingers, but when. they move forwardly they will be. above the said rods. and, consequently, y will notengage the vines until they again.

descend and start to move rearwardly. Any number of these feeders maybe employed, according to the capacity of the machine,

and theyshould be of such a number. that all the vines taken up by the plow will bee ged and. positively fed over the rear e of the fingers or rods 23. .The sprocket chain. 30 is trained around "a sprocket wheel 31 which is loosely mounted upon the axle or drivin shaft? and is provided .with a clutch'hu on its inner side, indicated at 32.

'A master'gear 33 is slidably mounted upon the axle and constrained to rotate therewith;- and this master gear is equipped with a clutch hub 34wh1ch is. adapte to engage. the clutch'hub 32' so that the rotation .o t 'e- "axle will be imparted to the sprocket wheel 81 and-thence through the chain 30 and the sprocket 29 to the feeders. The clutch hub '34 i's-engaged by a lever 35 which is ful-Q -crumed.. .u'pon .a. standard 36'projecting inwardlyfrom one side of the main frame, and the rear end of this lever 35 is connected by a link'37 with one arm of an angle lever 38 which is; fulcrumed upon the main frame.

A link.3.9 connects the said angle lever with the crank arm 18 so that when the lever 13 is manipulated to raise theplowfrom the ground the master gear 33' will be 'moved away from the s rocket 31 and, consequently, the clutc 7 members v disengaged, whereuponthe operation of the feeders will and 16 will be drawn upon so as to swing the crank arms 11 rearwardly' and thereby move the crank arms 9 'upwardly so that the links will rise and the standards 5 be lifted. consequently withdrawing the plow from the ground. The upward vertical movement of the plow carrying standards.

will tend to slacke'n thesprocket chain 30 which may then be disengaged from the sprockets 29 and 31, and to prevent such dis a engagement I provide an idler 40 which en gages the "upper: run of the said sprocket f chain and is preferably carried by a resilient bracket .41 so that the chain will remain taut under all conditions.

The maimconveyer frame 441's i'votally when the lever .13 is swung forwardly or rearwardly to lower or raise the plow-carhung upon-the axle 3 and is suspen ed at its front end from the rock'shaft 19 so that,

rying frametthe shaft 19 will slmultaneousl rocked to lower orraise the-frontend of t e conveyer. 'The'frame 44 is properly constructed to clear a counter-shaft. 46, and

the conveyor is actuated by a suitable train of I'gearing driven by said counter-shaft.

. -he counter-shaft 46 is-journ'aled in. the

side bars of the main frame and is equipped with a. gear wheel 52 which meshes with the,

ar 33 inthe o rationof the inamaster t will be. readiy noted that when chine.

' the said master gear is shifted laterally to disengage it from the sprocket 31 it will be simultaneously moved out ofmesh with the gear 52 so that the operation ofall the movmg parts will cease and, consequently, the" machine may be'drawn along a road or from one field toanother without any wear upon the mechanism. .The counter-shaft 46 is also connected through suitable. gearing with a..co nveyer in a transverse conveyor frame 61 'at the rear end'ofthefmain frame, asclearly shown in Fig. 1 -The transverse conveye1-'- will carry the vines to one side of a re- .the machine and. may deliver'them toeptacle supported, on the frame.

In use, my improved, machine is draw harvested,'. and the lever 13 is swun forwardly so that the master gear will be 1n enover the field along the row ofvines to be I gagement with'the' sprocket 31 and the gear 52, while theplow' will be set to run at the proper de th below the surface of the ground. he rotation of the axle or'idriving shaft 3 will then' be. transmitted directly to the shaftfi and the sprocket 29 so'that' the feeders will be 'set in motionand the 'conveyerscau'sed-to travel. As the machine progresses the vines willbe uprooted and will be fed over the separator rods or'fingers 23,.onto the main conveyer 24 and bythe said conveyor will be carried up to and over I fand deposited u on the rear transverse con cease. It will .be readily noted that when the lever 13 is swung rearwardly the links 17 ranged and are simple in construction so that they are not liable to get out of order,

and repairs will be seldom needed. The several working parts are driven directly and positively and the vines will be fed continuously to the rear of the machine. The plow may, obviously, be set to run at any desired depth and the master gear and the clutch members may be made of such dimensions that the shifting of the gear simultaneously with the adjustment of the plow carrying frame will not disengage the gear members until the plow has been lifted entirely clear of the ground.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. The combination of a main. frame, standards mounted in the main frame and extending above and below the same, a plow carried by the lower ends of the standards, feeders carried by the standards below the main frame, and means on the main frame ards to move the same vertically.

- ing from connected with the upper ends of the stand- 2. In a peanut harvesting machine, the combination of a main frame, a low supporting frame mounted upon an dependthe front end of the main frame, a plow carried by the lower end of the plow supporting frame and projecting forwardly therefrom, feeders counted upon the. said frame above and in rear of the plow, and means for operating the said feeders from the main frame.

3. In a peanut harvesting machine, the combination of a main frame, a driving shaft thereon, a vertically-slidable plow carrying frame at the front end of the main frame, a plow carried by and projecting forwardly from the lower end of the plowcarrying frame, a feeder mounted in the said frame above and in rear of the plow means for moving the plow-carrying frame vertically, and operative connections between the said feeder and the driving shaft.

4.. The combination of a main frame, a vertical frame mounted in the front end of the main frame, a plurality of transverse crank shafts mounted in the vertical frame below the main frame, a series of longitudiand fingers projecting rearwardly from the plow in proximity to the path followed by the feeders in the lower portions of their movement.

5. The combination of a main frame, a

series of standardsmounted in the front end of the main frame, transverse and longitudinal connections between the said standards, the forward standards being extended below the rear standards, a plurality of crank shafts mounted in the standards below the main frame and disposed transversely with respect to the main frame, a series of feeders mounted upon the cranks of said shafts, means for rotating the said shafts, a plow carried by the lower ends of the forward standards and projecting forwardly beyond the same, and fingers projecting rearwardly from the plow beyond the rear standards.

6. The combination of a main frame, standards mounted in the front end of the main frame at the side thereof, a bar secured to and extending between the lower ends of the forward standards, a plow secured to said bar and rojecting forwardly therefrom, a series of ngers secured to and. projecting rearwardly fromsaid bar, a series of longitudinally movable feeders mounted between the standards, and means for operating said feeders.

7. The combination of a main frame having a platform at its front end, a series of standards slidably mounted in said platform, connections between. said standards whereby to brace and space the same, a plow secured to and projecting forwardly from thelower ends of the forward standards, a series of fingers projecting rearwardly from the plow between the standards and beyond the rear standards, a plurality of transverse crank shafts mounted in and extendin between the standards below the plat orm, longitudinally extending feeders mounted upon the cranks of said shafts, and means for rotating said crank shafts.

v In testimony whereof I aflix my signa- 

